Our plans changed today and we were looking for a last minute rainy day activity and decided to visit Stockwood Discovery Centre’s festive event. We’re usually a bit wary of “winter wonderland” themed events thinking they’ll be rammed and overpriced but arriving at 3pm on a Sunday, Stockwood’s Christmas themed afternoon was neither of these…
Tag: daytrips
Cutteslowe Park and Jacob’s Inn, Oxford (14/10/17)
Looking for a day out? We had a great day in Oxford recently visiting Cutteslowe Park and having brunch at Jacob’s Inn. With Oxford being only an hour’s drive away on a weekend, it’s an ideal ‘day out’ distance. Both locations are near one another and away from the city centre, so there’s no need…
Colourscape and Waddesdon Manor (04/06/17)
We’d seen someone post about Colourscape on at Waddeson Manor on Facebook somewhere and thought that it looked like a pretty cool event to go to and then promptly forgot about it! Luckily, we managed to remember in time to catch its last day. And we’re so glad we did as it’s really rather special. We…
Wrest Park (14/05/17)
Wrest Park is an English Heritage property about 45 minutes drive from Watford and makes for a great family day out.
Bekonscot Model Village and Railway (30/01/17)
‘You must go to Bekonscot Model Village!’: we’d heard this countless times since moving to Watford. The model village, built in the 1920s, is on the edge of Beconsfield and reachable via the M40 in about half an hour from Watford on a good day. The weather was bright enough when we visited for some…
Moving to Watford: One Year On (13/12/16)
It’s a year since we moved to Watford from London. But did we? We’re still having conversations with friends and colleagues over what really constitutes ‘London’. We both work in the capital and consider Watford – as it’s on the tube and a quick overland hop into Euston – still part of Greater London. Our commutes…
Hughenden Manor (14/08/16)
We’re a big fan of day trips and Hughenden Manor is an acceptable distance drive (roughly 45 minutes from Watford on a good day) so we decided to visit it one Sunday in August. It’s the home of the Victorian Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli, and although it’s quite expensive to get in (in my opinion;…
George Street Canteen, St. Albans (19/06/16)
Just round the back of the cathedral, you’ll find the George Street Canteen tucked away in a courtyard. We’re not sure what it used to be but now it’s a café that does great breakfasts. We went there after parking in the car park near the Westminster Lodge leisure centre (two hours free parking by the way)…